Bed-robe for invalids.



No. 646,l94. Patented Mar. 27, I900. M. E. SIMS.

"B'ED ROBE ron INVALl DS. (Application filed. Sept. 30, 1899.; (NoModel.)

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Nrrnn STATES PATENT FFIC MARY SIMS, OF SAN ANGELO, TEXAS BED-ROBE FORINVALIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 646,194, dated March27, 1900. Application filed fiepten ber 30, 1899. Serial No 732,182. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARY E. SIMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Angelo, county of Tom Green, State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Robes for Invalids,of which the following is a specification, reference being bad thereinto the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation,and Fig. 2 a rear elevation, of my improved gown; Figs. 3 and 4-, detailperspective views of the two sections of the gown, and Fig. 5 a reducedperspective of another form of the garment.

The object of the invention is to provide a gown that may be readily puton the patient or invalid and removed without disturbing his comfort inthe least, the gown being simple in construction and very cheaply made,as more fully hereinafter set forth.

As will be seen from the drawings, my gown consists of an ordinary nightrobe or shirt split or divided entirely down the front andthe back, theline'of division in both sides running centrally of the gown -that is,mid way between the sleeves. Thus dividing the gown makes it consist oftwo longitudinal sections, each of which is provided with the usualsleeve. The adjoining edges of the sections overlap and are providedwith suitable fastening devices, buttons and buttonholes beingpreferred. The line of buttons andbuttonholes may run the full length ofthe garment in front; but in the rear I prefer to employ but twobuttons, one at the neck and the other at a suitable point below thewaist,

where it will be readily accessible between, the legs of the wearer. Asuitable two-part belt a may be employed, if desired, in addition to theother fastening devices. One part of the belt is attached to the rearedge of each section, so that the two parts of the belt may be passedaround the gown in opposite directions and brought together and fastenedat the front, thereby serving to draw and to hold the rear edges of thegarment-sections closed between the upper and lower fastening de. vicesconnecting the rear edges of the sections. In order that the twobelt-sections may lie in alinement, one of the sections is passedthrough a slot 1) near the point of attachment of the other section.

It will be observed that the use of my gown in illness will contributegreatly to the comfort of the invalid and materially save the nurse frommuch of the fatigue usually caused by attendance upon invalids wearingthe 'essary that he be turned slightly on one side to put on one sectionand then slightly toward the other side for the other section, as isevident. It will also be observed that should one section become soiledit may be removed and replaced by another section, thus avoiding thenecessity of removing the entire garment. It will be noted also thatusing but the two fastening devices at the back contributes to theutility of the garment, not only because it promotes comfort, but alsobecause it facilitates the putting on and the taking off of the robe,the two rear buttons being readily accessible. It will also be notedthat in certain ailments and in assisting the invalid in the performanceof certain natural functions it will be very advantageous to have a robereadily separable up the front and also up the back.

As shown in Fig. 5, the skirt portions may be sewed together to formtubular parts to inclose the legs, and in this form a flap b may beattached to one of the sections at a point coincident with crotch and bebuttoned over upon the adjacent section.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A bed-gown having its body portion di vided into two longitudinalsect-ions having their edges separably connected together, one line ofdivision running entirely up the front and the other entirely up theback and each section carrying one of the sleeves of the garment, and abelt connected to the garment at the back, its free ends being adaptedto be brought to the front and secured, as and for the purposes setforth. I

2. A night-robe having its body portion divided longitudinally into twosections, the

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lines of divisionextending from the neckband to the lower end of thegarment and one running centrally down the back and the other centrallydown the front and each section carrying a sleeve, a row of fasteningdevices connecting the front edges and two fastening devices connectingthe rear edges, one at the neckband and the other below the waistportion, and a belt consisting of two straps, one on each section, asand for the purpose set forth.

3. A bed-gown having its body divided longitudinally into two sections,the lines of division extending from the neckband to the lowerend of thegarment both down the front and down the back thereof and each sectioncarrying a sleeve, fastening devices detachahly connecting the edges ofthe sections, and a two-part belt, each part having one of its endsattached to one of the sections at the rear edge thereof, whereby theends of the bel t-soctions may be brought around the body necting therear edges thereof, one of these devices being located at the neckbandand the other below the waist portion, and a belt secured to the garmentat a point between said rear fastening devices. I

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature, in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 26th day of September, 1899.

MARY E. SIMS. \Vitnesses:

NETTIE I-IosKms, LULA Bus'rm.

